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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think an algo has taken over bluesky... yet

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Aussie Music Fan 🎶 @aussiemusicfan.bsky.social · 2d

I'm particularly frustrated by coding challenges asking you to solve problems that were solved decades ago and are easily searchable. What are they testing exactly? Memory? I have been wondering how this has all changed with assumed/mandated AI use. I have to go through it all soon.

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J Kaul @j-kaul.bsky.social · 1d

Of course.

Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach
www.itnews.com.au/news/age-ver...

Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach

September data breach disclosed.

www.itnews.com.au

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Lee Davis-Thalbourne 🇦🇺 @passerkirbius.bsky.social · 1d

The highest marks I ever got for an essay was the one I started an hour before the due date. I *regularly* started writing essays the night before they were due, and graduated with a Distinction average.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 16h

I did the same thing! But also this is a very neurodivergent experience and neurotypicals have a hard time drawing on those deep wells for a last minute push. So they should start earlier and make a todo list.

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Mary Borsellino @sharpestrose.bsky.social · 1d

☝️Is there a sci-fi movie that you defend tooth and nail, but you feel a little alone in loving it?

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 16h

Thank you! Finally people get it! This movie is just plain fun dammit!

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 16h

The research is out that people who use genAI for writing know less about what it has written and remember fewer details but these people search for copium where they can I fear.

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 17h

Recently I was clearly someone’s killjoy, and the emotional force of the attack/defense (whichever it is) was so intense, I felt as if hit by a truck. All because I said if X violates laws, then better avoid X in research.

Seems common sense 🤷🏻‍♀️

Dr. Mag 🌿👾 @nobugsnous.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote this blog about how feeling like a killjoy whenever I talk about GenAI.
refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/o...

On Being a GenAI Killjoy

Maggie Fernandes, University of Arkansas Photo by Maksim Romashkin on Pexels.com At a recent teaching talk about GenAI refusal, an audience member asked Megan, Jen, and me this question: how d…

refusinggenai.wordpress.com

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h

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Julie Carpenter, PhD @handle.invalid · 17h

Rage bait. MW, we’re already all on edge don’t do this.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 20h

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 17h

We have neglected scientific integrity for years and now are surprised that some AI use has led to some questionable research practices (QRPs)

a man is sitting on a couch with his hands on his face and the words pretends to be shocked above him

Alt: Man Pretends to be shocked

media.tenor.com

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4d

this entire thing was so unnecessary

once again: hire a comms person and save your bitching about the userbase for the group chat

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 4d

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

techcrunch.com

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Kathy Reid (she/her) @kathyreid.au · 3d

What could possibly go wrong with putting giant microphones in cities, funded by law enforcement?

via @mguariglia.bsky.social for @eff.org

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices

Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product ...

www.eff.org

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 2d

I do! It is such a cool ring! And yes I genuinely thought it was deliberate.

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Gemma Croad @gemmacroad.bsky.social · 3d

AI uses more confident language when it's making things up than when it's actually right.

We're dealing with pattern-matching systems that don't know when they don't know something.

medium.com/@gemma.croad...

Are we too quick to trust the output of AI?

Why the most convincing AI outputs might be the most dangerous

medium.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 3d

I think people take for granted the ability to post freely on the internet. Our ability to do so is endangered. Social media isn't going away but the powers that be are hyper focused on making it an echo chamber

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Buried in the polls, with every American screaming for the Epstein files, the walls are closing in on Tangerine Palpatine.

Sending troops to every city you can in a desperate attempt to make martial law happen is not strength. It’s the last gasp of a dying regime.

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Aussie Music Fan 🎶 @aussiemusicfan.bsky.social · 3d

Lol at the timing of this Anthropic ad I just saw:

Guardian website screenshot of news: Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Google news screenshot from Anthropic: Deloitte will make Claude available to 470,000 people across its global network

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 3d

I have no idea what is going on, but I feel myself blorboing this person instantly

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

I never would have opted for total cyber-conversion if I knew how many hours I would be spending debugging YAML files.

#tootfic #microfiction #poweronstorytoot

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 4d

I’m so glad I got a shiny certificate for reviewing an extremely lengthy AI generated paper.
I’m guaranteed to be reviewer two on this one!

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Dr J. Rosenbaum @jrosenbaum.com.au · 4d

I'd be surprised if there weren't already some with Garfield's boobs.
(IYKYK, I'll go touch grass now)

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